FAB-500Sh (500 kg)

Description

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Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Jet fighters
MiG-27	MiG-27K · MiG-27M
MiG-29	MiG-29 · ◊MiG-29
Yak-141	Yak-141
Strike aircraft
Su-17	Su-17M2 · Su-17M4
Su-22	Su-22M3 · ◊Su-22UM3K · ◊Su-22M4
Su-25	Su-25 · Su-25K · Su-25T · Su-39

General info

Bomb characteristics
Mass	515 kg
Explosive mass	226.6 kg
Explosive type	TGAF-5
TNT equivalent	362.65 kg
HE max penetration	101 mm
Armour destruction radius	13 m
Fragment dispersion radius	160 m

Effective damage

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Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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Pros: Good time from drop to ground to get away, Good in city maps

Cons: Bad travel time from drop to ground, Bad in open maps

History

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Media

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See also

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External links

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Retarded bombs
USA
250 lb	Mk 81 Snakeye
500 lb	Mk 82 AIR · Mk 82 Snakeye
1,000 lb	Mk 83 AIR
USSR
250 kg	OFAB-250Sh
500 kg	FAB-500Sh
China
250 kg	250-4
500 kg	500-4
Italy
230 kg	BFA-230/2
460 kg	BFA-460/2
France
500 lb	SAMP Mk 82 250 Snakeye
400 kg	SAMP Type 25 200
970 kg	SAMP Type 21 200
Sweden
120 kg	M/71 retarded
See also	List of unguided bombs · List of armour-piercing bombs · List of guided bombs